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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`ADIDAS AG,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2015-00698
`U.S. Patent No. 8,092,345
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`PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS TO ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
`SERVED WITH PATENT OWNER ADIDAS AG’S NOTICE OF
`SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE ON DECEMBER 9, 2015
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b), Petitioner Under Armour, Inc., hereby
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`objects as follows to the admissibility of evidence served with Patent Owner adidas
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`AG’s Notice of Supplemental Evidence on December 9, 2015.
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`Petitioner objects to Patent Owner filing Exhibits 2023 and 2024 before the
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`Board. A party relying on evidence to which an objection is timely served may
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`respond to the objection by serving supplemental evidence on the objecting party
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`within ten business days of service of the objection. 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(2); see
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`also Avocent Hunstville Corp. v. Cyber Switching Patents, LLC, IPR 2015-00690;
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`IPR2015-00725 (Oct. 2, 2015) (denying motion
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`to submit supplemental
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`information). Patent Owner filed the supplemental evidence, in violation of the
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`Rules. In addition, Petitioner makes the following specific objections:
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`Evidence
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`Objections
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`Exhibit 2023
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`FRE 402: the exhibit is not relevant to any ground upon which
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`trial was instituted.
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`FRE 602: Paragraphs 9-11 of the exhibit include assertions for
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`which evidence has not been introduced sufficient to show that
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`the witness has personal knowledge of the matters asserted.
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`FRE 701/702/703: Paragraphs 10-11 of the exhibit include
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`opinions that are not admissible under FRE 701, 702, or 703, or
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`Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993).
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`Evidence
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`Objections
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`FRE 801/802: Paragraphs 9-11 of the exhibit include
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`statements that are inadmissible hearsay if offered to prove the
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`truth of any matter allegedly asserted therein.
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`FRE 805: the exhibit contains improper hearsay within
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`hearsay.
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`Exhibit 2024
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`FRE 402: the exhibit is not relevant to any ground upon which
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`trial was instituted.
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`FRE 602: Paragraphs 3-17 of the exhibit include assertions for
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`which evidence has not been introduced sufficient to show that
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`the witness has personal knowledge of the matters asserted.
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`FRE 801/802: Paragraphs 3-17 of the exhibit include
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`statements that are inadmissible hearsay if offered to prove the
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`truth of any matter allegedly asserted therein.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Brian E. Ferguson/
`Brian E. Ferguson (Reg No. 36,801)
`Anish R. Desai (Reg. No. 73,760)
`Christopher T. Marando (Reg. No.67,898)
`W. Sutton Ansley (Reg. No. 67,828)
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
`T: 202-682-7000
`brian.ferguson@weil.com
`anish.desai@weil.com
`christopher.marando@weil.com
`sutton.ansley@weil.com
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`Dated: December 15, 2015
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 15, 2015, the foregoing
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`PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS TO ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
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`SERVED WITH PATENT OWNER ADIDAS AG’S NOTICE OF
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`SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE ON DECEMBER 9, 2015 was served via
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`electronic mail, upon the following:
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`Mitchell G. Stockwell
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800
`Atlanta, GA 30309-4528
`mstockwell@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Wab P. Kadaba
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800
`Atlanta, GA 30309-4528
`wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`Jonathan D. Olinger
`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800
`Atlanta, GA 30309-4528
`jolinger@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`/Timothy J. Andersen/
`Timothy J. Andersen
`Case Manager
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
`T: 202-682-7000
`timothy.andersen@weil.com

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